Booster valve for pump mechanism



March 22, 1932. c. H. Fox n .1,850,075

BOOSTER VALVE FOR PUMP MECHANISM -Filed Nov. 14, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 22,A 1.932'.`

f EDE S QHABLEIS' I1. Fox, or YfcINeINNATI, Y01110,;.essrerivoia To THE AHRENs-Iox. IRE ENGINE COMPANY. or'Y CINCINNATI, oHIo, A CORPORATION or 01110 BOOSTER VALVEForu PUMP MECHANISM l nppncanmi. med noveiiierr'm, `1930. Yserial No. 495,654`

This invention relates to vimprovements in booster valves, or adapters, for usein connection with a rotary fire engineV pump.

It is the object of this invention toprovide` in Aconnection with a booster tank, means forY admitting auxiliary 'hydrant water` toy the pump" for the purpose of supplying waterk to the pump after the water in the booster'tank has become practically exhausted.

- `Itis alsoan object of this invention to pro-l vide in connectionfwith anauxiliary supply v.of water a means for replacing the water eX- hausted from the booster tank. and Vrefilling the tank.l y V These and other objects and advantages will .appear .from the following. description taken in` connection with the drawings.

Referring'to the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation of thebooster valve showingrthe outlet end; l

Figure 2 is a section on 'the line `f2-2 of Figure 51;-V Y l Figure `3 is a side-elevation of the booster valve showing the inlet end thereof.;v f

Figure 4 is a view showingthe .whole booster vfire extinguishing system'A with. the boosterv valve, or adapter, f attaehedftheret'o.

The bodyoI the adapter vor booster 'valve is indicated bythe numeral 1 andhas 'extending from one side thereof av eylindricalfproj ect-ion' 2, which'has an opening 3 extendingentirely through Vthe body 1. Within `the opening 3 is a spider member 4- adapted to support the valve* strueture'toY control thepalssage of fluid through thebody. In the exit .side Yof the body is a cavity 5 which is screw threaded at 6. to receive the male threaded end of the pump intake. Ini the lower'part of this-.cavity "5 is a valve seat 7 adapted to providea close fitting seat for a valve member, later'tov be: described? Intthenentral part of thev spider there is mounted .thereina stem `8=Lby` means of screw threads9-l 0nr the outer 'endV of the stem 8 is a lhead 10 adapted tol bear the pressure of one' end ofaspri-n'g. t vOnrthis stem 8 and slidably supported thereby against the valve seat is a rubber valve member 11. Betweenthe valve member 11, which is adapted to glide alongthezstem, andthe head 10 is a coilspring 12. One endA of this lierreNr:l OFFICE@ y coil itswithin the valvemember 11 while 'the Y. otherend engages against the head 10 so that.

under normal conditions of pressure'thef valve isheld against the Valve` seatkeeping the ypassageway through the body closed. For the purpose of operating and rotating the' body member for properly placing yupon 4the intake end of the pump, handles 13 are provided. In the present instance there are two of these handles, but any numbenmay be used. On thek intake iend of the projectiony 2 is a swivel nut 14 which has extends.

ing therefrom lugs 15 for the purposefofr` either holding the nut against rotation or'ro-` tating Vthe nut when it is so desired. y This Vnut has threads to .enga-ge the threads onthe end of a `regular two and a half inch hose. When this attachment is to be used it is placed upon the lire engine in the position shown by thenumeral 17 of Figure`4; In order.` to vattach the nut 14 to the, hose the endof'the hose' is Ythreaded into the threads 16 either byfro-gV tatingk the hose or by rotating the nut; 'The end of the hose remote frorrthe nut -14 risattached to the hydrant, orfsome other suitable.

source of water.` '--v Figure 4 shows'the general system -ofthe boostery fire extinguisher. `As shown i'nf'thisv Vligure the rotary engine .pump is indicated :by V the numeralv 18 and is to be' mountednponk some suitable .part ofthe chassis of theiireV engine. y This booster system may be attached to any fire engine.. In order to supply the water for extinguishing smalliires, there'i's" provided in' addition to otherp'arts Aof the fire extinguishing mechanism, aY tank y19 lo-` cated'fadjacent the pumpatV some suitable point 0n the enginetchassis. This tank is Vknown asy thel booster tank. v and also pro-1; vides in thef upper part thereof a illerspudI v determining the pressure conditions.

20 by Which the tank may be filled without using the pump. There is also provide in the tank an overflow 21. This overflow is situated so that whenever the tank is lilled the water will pass down through the pipe out of the bottom and be discharged. By this means the fact that the tank is lilled is indicated Vand the filling process stopped. Extending from the lower part of the booster' tank is a pipe leading to the pump mechanism. Inthis pipe is a valve 22 used for closing theconnection between the pump and the tank so that no' water may be pumped from the tank even though the pump be operating.

There is also provided on the opposite side of the pump from the valve 22 a discharge valve 23. This discharge valve leads into a tubular connection 24 between thepump and the hose `reel 25 located above the tank. VIn the present instance the water from the connection 24 passes through the axis of the reel. The numeral 26 indicates al churn valve .which is customarily associated with the fire the Vchurn valve is a necessary factor in the operation of the booster system. In prac tice when operating the booster line only, the churn valve is never fully closed in order that the pump may run smoothly and also without stalling. A normal discharge must be churned back to the intake sideV of the pump and it follows that the churn valve serves as a regulator, both as to pumping speed and pump pressures.

v.There lis also connected to the pump the usualwaterwor ypump pressure gauge 27 for It is also found that in the usual air chamber 28, which has for its object the forming of an air cushion, the pulsations attended upon the inliux is diminished, or evened out. 29 is used to indicate discharge gates, two or more of which are customarily attached to the lire engine pump. These gates serveV to control the water sent into the large fire hose used in the regular` service.. The present attach-V ment is indicated in Figure 4 by thenumeral 17. This numeral indicates the attachment as a whole. 1

y The booster tank usually contains from to 100 gallons and is used for the extinguishing of small lires. In theevent that the pump from other sources so that the tire may ply is reeniorced the hydrant water not only passesA to the pump but also passes back through valve 22 into the booster tank, again filling this tank. When the booster tank hecomes full itis indicated by the water dropping through the'overflow when the valve 22 lis closed. After .this the hydrant water is used for putting outfires the same as if the water. were being taken from the booster tank. Theparticular advantage of this apparatus is that it may be used for putting out small lires as eiiectively as a larger stream of water would without exhausting or unnecessarily using the water supply and Without incurring a .large amount of damage to property by anunnecessary use of water.

It will be understood that I desire to comprehendwithin my invention such modi-ications as may be clearly embraced within the scope of my claims and invention. Y

Having `thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1.In a pump mechanism, in combination with a pump and a temporaryy water supply connected to the intake side of the pump, means `to connect the intake side of the .pump to another water supply, said means including a pressure operated valve. v

2. In a pump mechanism, in combination with. a pump and a temporary water supply connected to the intake side of the pump,

' means to connect the inlet sideof the 'pump 110 valve structure having a pressure operated valvetherein attached to the intake side of j the pump and means for forming a connection between the valve structure and another water supply. Y Y

4. In a pump mechanism, in combination with a pump and a temporary water supply connected` to the intake side of the pump, av valve structure having a springclosed and a 125 pressure-.opened valve therein attached to the intake side of the pump and means for forming a connection between the valve structure andV another Watersupply. f

45.' In a `pump mechanism', inA combination 130 with a pump and a temporary Water supply connected to the lintake side of the pump, a valve structure having a valve therein attached to the intake side of the pump and means for forming a connection between the Valve structure and another :Water supply, saidv Valve adapted to'be Closed by pressure from the temporary water supply `and opened by pressure from the other Water supply after n 'said connectionis formed.

In testimony whereof, I ix my signature.

CHARLES FOX.

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